Carrying case



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RacHARD H. ERLEwmE @w /5 6 7 l F Sept. 19, 1967 R. H. ERLEWINE CARRYINGCASE 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed March 23, 1966 INVENTOR. RICHARD H. ERLEWINEBY Z/m/ United States Patent 3,342,316 CAYING CASE Richard HenryErlewine, Marion, Ind?, assigner to Standard Change-Makers, Inc.,Indianapolis, Ind., a corporation of Indiana Filed Mar. 23, 1966, Ser.No. 536,757 Claims. (Cl. 206-1) ABSTRACT 0F THE DISCLGSURE A carryingcase arrangement for carrying coin magazines of different sizes. Thecoin magazines have handles of different sizes which project out throughthe top of the carrying case. The carrying case top is formed ofresilient material and has an inwardly bowed central portion whichresiliently holds the magazine between the carrying case top and thebottom of the magazine.

The present invention relates to a carrying case arrangementparticularly Iadapted for carrying a coin magazine.

In order to facilitate the stocking of changemakers with coins, a newcoin magazine has been conceived which is completely removable from thechangemaker housing. Such a coin magazine can be taken back to theotlice or counting room in order to accurately and efficiently restockthe magazine with change. An important object of the present inventionis to provide a carrying case for such a coin magazine.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved carryingcase.

Still further objects of this invention are to provide a carrying casearrangement which is relatively light in weight; to provide a carryingcase arrangement which protects the contents thereof; to provide acarrying case arrangement which is usable for coin magazines of varioussizes; to provide a carrying case arrangement which hides the contentsof thereof, and to provide a carrying case which can be quickly andsecurely closed yet quickly and easily opened.

Related objects and advantages will become apparent as the descriptionproceeds.

One embodiment of the present invention might include a carrying casearrangement comprising a coin magazine, a bail shaped handle for saidmagazine pivoted to the top of said magazine, -a carrying case having aclosed bottom and sides, a top for said carrying case, said top having afirst slot therein through which said handle projects, means for lockingsaid top to said carrying case, limit means projecting upwardly from thetop of said magazine, said carrying case top having a second slotintersecting said first slot and at right angles thereto, said limitmeans being engageable with the said second slot to maintain saidmagazine intermediate the sides of said carrying case.

The full nature of the invention will be understood from theaccompanying drawings and the following description and claims.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a carrying case arrangement embodyingthe present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a plate receivable in thebottom of the carrying case of FIG. 1 and forming a part of the carryingcase arrangement of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged vertical section taken along the line 3 3 of FIG.l in the direction of the arrows.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view at a slightly different angle than that ofFIG. 1 and slightly enlarged over FIG. 1 and showing the upper portionof the carrying case with the top thereof removed.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged vertical section of the carrying case of FIG. 1taken through the greatest dimension thereof.

FIG. 6 is a vertical section taken along the line 6 6 of FIG. 5 in thedirection of the arrows.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged section of the top for the carrying case showingthe top removed from the carrying case but with the section taken in thesame direction as the section of FIG. 5.

FIG. 8 is a section of the carrying case top taken along the line 8 8 ofFIG. 7 in the direction of the arrows.

FIG. 9 is a view similar to FIG. 5 showing an eight tube magazine in thecarrying case.

FIG. 10 is a view similar to FIG. 5 showing a ten tube magazine in thecarrying case.

lFor the purposes of promoting an understanding of the principles of theinvention, reference will now be made to the embodiment illustrated inthe drawing and specific language will be used to describe the same. Itwill nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of theinvention is thereby intended, such alterations and furthermodifications in the illustrated device, and such further applicationsof the invention as illustrated therein being contemplated as wouldnormally occur to one skilled in the art to which the invention relates.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, there is illustrated acarrying case 10 which is provided with a carrying case top 11. Thecarrying case 10 and top 11 are formed of plastic material such as, forexample, high density poly. Received within the carrying case 10 is acoin magazine 12. The coin magazine 12 includes a plurality of coinreceivingr tubes 15, a base 16 and an upper frame plate 17 which guidesthe position of the tubes and which is iixed to the base 16 by means ofrods 20.

Pivotally mounted upon the top of the magazine and more particularlyupon the frame plate 17 is a bail shaped handle 21. The handle 21 isused as the handle for the carrying case arrangement and projectsthrough an elongated opening or slot 22 extending in the direction ofthe greatest dimension of the carrying case top 11. Fixed to the top ofthe coin magazine 12 is a limit means 2S which is an elongated member 26iixed to the cover 27 of the magazine and having two upturned ends orprojections 30. The projections Sil function to engage the ends 31 andsides 33 of a slot 32 which extends across and intersects the slot 22and is at right angles thereto. As can best be appreciated from FIGS. 5and 6, the purpose of the limit means 25 and the slot 32 is to preventthe magazine 12 from striking the side walls or sides 35 of the carryingcase.

Referring to FIG. 7, it can be seen that the central portion 36 of thetop 11 is bowed downwardly or inwardly of the carrying case arrangementso that when the top 11 is assembled on the carrying case, the centralportion 36 rmly engages the magazine adjacent the slots 32 and 22, thusinsuring that the limit means 25 is firmly seated in the slot 32.

The top 11 incorporates four side walls 46 and 41 which areperpendicular to the central portion 36 of the top. The longer two ofthe side Walls 40y have recesses 42 and projections 45 formed thereinwhich cooperate with the projections 46 and the recesses 47 in thecarrying case for securing the top on the carrying case. It will benoted that the projections 46 taper downwardly and outwardly so as tocam the projections 45 on the top outwardly around the projections 46 inorder that the top can be easily and quickly snapped down on thecarrying case with the projections 45 in the recesses 47. Because of thefact that the top is formed of resilient material and because of thefact that the longer of the side walls 40 and 41 are used for theprojections 45, the longer side walls 40 can easily bend outwardly inorder to permit the above carn- 3 ming action =for securing the top tothe carrying case.

It is important that the top be secured firmly to the carrying casebecause of the fact that the top 11 carries the weight of the carryingcase 10. The top is secured iirmly to the carrying case by reason of thefact that the projections 45 and 46 have mutually facing surfaces 50which are perpendicular to the direction of movement of the top off ofthe carrying case and which, therefore, prevent the top from beingremoved until such time as the sides 40 are pulled suiciently outwardlyaway from the carrying case so that the projections 45 can pass over theprojections 46.

Referring to FIG. 2, there is illustrated a plate 60 which has aplurality of ridges 61 acting as strengthening ridges for the plate andwhich also has a plurality of parallel ridges 62. As can be seen in FIG.5, the ridges 62 are outside of the base 16 when the base is received onthe plate 60. The innermost ridges 62 function to engage the base 16when the carrying case arrangement is placed on its side or when it isbumped whereby the carrying case is prevented from striking the sidewalls 35 of the carrying case. It will be noted that the outermostridges 61 in addition to their strengthening function also function toengage the inside of the base 16 to maintain it in the center of thecarrying case.

As can be seen from FIGS. 5 and 6, the magazine 12 has six coin carryingtubes 1S. There are two larger sized magazines, one of which has eightcoin carrying tubes 15 and the other of which has ten. These two largermagazines are partially shown in dotted lines in FIG. 5 and are shown insolid lines in FIGS. 9 `and l0. The magazine with eight coin carryingtubes normally is positioned between the two adjacent ridges 62, whilethe ten tube magazine is positioned outside of the ridges 62 as shown indotted lines. The bail shaped handle of each of the two larger magazinescan also be projected through the slot 22 similarly to the handle 21because of the fact that the slot 22 extends almost completely acrossthe central portion 36 of the case top 11.

The carrying case 1G is provided with indentations 70 which engage thebase 16 of the magazine 12 to prevent the sharp edges of the base fromengaging the side walls 35 of the carrying case. The bottom 71 of thecarrying case 10 has indentations 72 which strengthen the bottom 71 andupon which the plate 60 is supported. Various other indentations 75 inthe side walls 35 either function to engage the magazine to prevent itfrom striking the side walls or function to 'provide increased strengthto the carrying case. A number of projections or outwardly extendingdeformations 76 are formed in the carrying case in order to strengthenthe carrying case and to provide protection to the carrying case fromstriking by outside objects.

Referring to FIGS. 5 and 6, it can be seen that the base 16 of themagazine incorporates a horizontal lower chassis plate S0 from whichextend downwardly three anges 81 and 82. The two flanges 81 are parallelto one another and act as feet for supporting the magazine on the plate60. The two feet 81 are the members of the magazine which engage theridges 62 and the ridges 61 to maintain the magazine in the center ofthe carrying case.

It will be evident from the above description that the present inventionprovides an improved carrying case for a coin magazine and also providesa carrying case arrangement which is relatively light in weight yetwhich protects the coin carrying magazine. It can also be seen that thecarrying case of the present invention hides the contents of the coincarrying `magazine so that the coins thereof are not visible to thepublic.

While the invention has been illustrated and described in detail in thedrawings and foregoing description, the same is to be considered asillustrative and not restrictive in character, it being understood thatonly the preferred embodiment has been shown and described and that allchanges and modiiications that come within the spirit 4 of the inventionand the scope Iof the claims are also desired to be protected.

The invention claimed is:

1. A carrying case arrangement comprising a coin magazine, a bail shapedhandle for said magazine pivoted to the top of said magazine, a carryingcase having a closed bottom and sides, a top for said carrying case,said top having aerst slot therein through which said handle projects,limit means projecting upwardly from the top of said magazine, saidcarrying case top having a second slot intersecting said rst slot and atright angles thereto, said limit means being engageable with the saidsecond slot to maintain said magazine intermediate the sides of saidcarrying case, a plate in said case resting on said bottom and havingridges therein, said magazine having a base including a pair of spacedparallel feet which rest upon said plate between certain of said ridgesand which are retained intermediate the sides of said case by saidcertain ridges, said carrying case top being formed of resilientmaterial and having side walls extending perpendicularly of a centralportion within which said slots are formed, projections formed in anopposite pair of said side walls and extending inwardly toward oneanother, said carrying case having recesses which receive saidprojections to lock said top on said carrying case, said carrying casetop being bowed inwardly of said carrying case and formed of resilientmaterial as to bear against the top of said magazine adjacent said slotsand to hold said magazine firmly between said plate and top.

2. The carrying case arrangement of claim 1 additionally comprisingprojections formed in the side walls of said carrying case andprojecting inwardly thereof, said projections having blunt distal endswhich engage said magazine to maintain it centered in said carrying caseand to prevent any sharp corners of said magazine from engaging saidside walls of said carrying case.

3. A carrying case arrangement comprising a coin magazine, a bail shapedhandle for said magazine pivoted to the top of said magazine, a carryingcase having a closed bottom and sides, a top for said carrying case,said top having a rst slot therein through which said handle projects,means for locking said top to said carrying case, limit means projectingupwardly from the top of said magazine, said carrying case top having asecond slot intersecting said first slot and at right angles thereto,said limit means being engageable with the said second slot to maintainsaid magazine intermediate the sides of said carrying case, a plate insaid case resting on said bottom, said plate having parallel ridgestherein which extend in the same direction as said second slot, saidmagazine having a base including a pair of spaced parallel feet whichrest upon said plate between certain of said ridges and which areretained intermediate the sides of said case by said certain ridges, afurther magazine of a size different than said iirst mentioned magazine,said further magazine having a base including a pair of spaced parallelfeet which rest upon said plate and engage further ones of said ridgesto retain the magazines intermediate said carrying case sides, saidfurther magazine having a bail shaped handle of different length thansaid first mentioned bail shaped handle but which projects through saidrst slot for carrying said magazine and carrying case.

d. A carrying case arrangement comprising a carrying case having abottom and side walis, a rigid object within said carrying case, ahandle for said object, a top for said case secured to said case, saidtop having an opening through which said handle on said object extendsfor carrying said object and case, said carrying case top being formedof resilient material and having side walls extending perpendicularly ofa central portion within which said opening is formed, projectionsformed in an opposite pair of said top side walls and extending inwardlytoward one another, said carrying case having in the side walls thereofrecesses which receive said projections locking said top on saidcarrying case, said carrying case top being bowed inwardly of saidcarrying case and formed of exible resilient material so as to bearagainst the top of said object adjacent said opening holding said objectrmly between said top and the bottom of said carrying case.

5. The carrying case of claim 4 additionally comprising a plurality ofinwardly extending projections formed in said carrying case and havingblunt distal ends engaging said object to maintain it centered in saidcase.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 7/18-94 3/ 1928 l8/19'53 3/1962'llll/21962 1112/1965l Beasley 206-.83 Cave.

Myers 150-52 X Kindseth 206-46 Weichselbaum 206-1 Allen 22060 10 LOUISG. MANCENE, Primary Examiner.

1. A CARRYING CASE ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING A COIN MAGAZINE, A BAIL SHAPED HANDLE FOR SAID MAGAZINE PIVOTED TO THE TOP OF SAID MAGAZINE, A CARRYING CASE HAVING A CLOSED BOTTOM AND SIDES, A TOP FOR SAID CARRYING CASE, SAID TOP HAVING A FIRST SLOT THEREIN THROUGH WHICH SAID HANDLE PROJECTS, LIMIT MEANS PROJECTING UPWARDLY FROM THE TOP OF SAID MAGAZINE, SAID CARRYING CASE TOP HAVING A SECOND SLOT INTERSECTING SAID FIRST SLOT AND AT RIGHT ANGLES THERETO, SAID LIMIT MEANS BEING ENGAGEABLE WITH THE SAID SECOND SLOT TO MAINTAIN SAID MAGAZINE INTERMEDIATE THE SIDES OF SAID CARRYING CASE, A PLATE IN SAID CASE RESTING ON SAID BOTTOM AND HAVING RIDGES THEREIN, SAID MAGAZINE HAVING A BASE INCLUDING A PAIR OF SPACED PARALLEL FEET WHICH REST UPON SAID PLATE BETWEEN CERTAIN OF SAID RIDGES AND WHICH ARE RETAINED INTERMEDIATE THE SIDES OF SAID CASE BY SAID CERTAIN RIDGES, SAID CARRYING CASE TOP BEING FORMED OF RESILIENT MATERIAL AND HAVING SIDE WALLS EXTENDING PERPENDICULARLY OF A CENTRAL PORTION WITHIN WHICH SAID SLOTS ARE FORMED, PROJECTIONS FORMED IN AN OPPOSITE PAIR OF SAID SIDE WALLS AND EXTENDING INWARDLY TOWARD ONE ANOTHER, SAID CARRYING CASE HAVING RECESSES WHICH RECEIVE SAID PROJECTIONS TO LOCK SAID TOP ON SAID CARRYING CASE, SAID CARRYING CASE TOP BEING BOWED INWARDLY OF SAID CARRYING CASE AND FORMED OF RESILIENT MATERIAL AS TO BEAR AGAINST THE TOP OF SAID MAGAZINE ADJACENT SAID SLOTS AND TO HOLD SAID MAGAZINE FIRMLY BETWEEN SAID PLATE AND TOP. 